Start up trouble...
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8th Gear
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Lake Worth Florida
Start up trouble...
OK, I'll fix my leaking roof, but now I have another question for the group.
Again it's a '99 convertible, everything (from what I can see) is stock. The trouble I have is when starting the car when it is warm. In fact the warmer the engine the harder it is to start.
First thing in the AM starts up on the first few cranks. If it has sat for a couple of hours, again no problem. But, when I go and restart after, say, going into a store... I will have to crank it for a bit, turn the key off, turn it back on, listen for the fuel pump to stop running and crank it again. Most of the time it will turn over, some times, I have to hit it a third time.
I have no error codes relating to the engine (I get minor ones which seem typical).
Any ideas?
Once again, thanks in advance.
Again it's a '99 convertible, everything (from what I can see) is stock. The trouble I have is when starting the car when it is warm. In fact the warmer the engine the harder it is to start.
First thing in the AM starts up on the first few cranks. If it has sat for a couple of hours, again no problem. But, when I go and restart after, say, going into a store... I will have to crank it for a bit, turn the key off, turn it back on, listen for the fuel pump to stop running and crank it again. Most of the time it will turn over, some times, I have to hit it a third time.
I have no error codes relating to the engine (I get minor ones which seem typical).
Any ideas?
Once again, thanks in advance.
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 127
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From: Ohio
How many miles do you have on the car? Have you changed your fuel filter? Almost sounds like a hot soak problem. Do you have any mods like headers that are close to the fuel lines? Maybe a hot soak problem. Check the fuel filter first. Good luck
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Southern New Jersey, The wet part at the bottom
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
This is just a guess but your symtom sounds like a similar problem I had on an LT1 in a DD I had that turned out to be a fuel pressure regulator.
